Vicuna  (Vicugna vicugna)

Facts

Also known as: Vicuña, huari, vicugna, Vicu�a, wik'uña
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCamelidae
GenusVicugna (1)
SizeHead-body length: 125 – 190 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 70 – 110 cm (2)
Tail length: 15 – 25 cm (2)
Weight35 – 45 kg (3)

Status

The vicuna is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is listed on Appendices I and II of CITES (4), and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention), except for the Peruvian populations which are listed on Appendix II (5). It is also listed as Threatened by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (6) (7).

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